Hixon to Rocester (Derbyshire)

Weather today: Sunny, warm

Daily Miles Covered: 13.8

Total Miles Covered: 410.20

Things of Interest: Nigel Wood


Personal Comments: 6.30 am. awake and up and about. We stayed overnight on a pub campsite in Hixon. Phil put his tent last night, so there were only two of us in the van last night
It was lovely sunrise, calm, again there was no one about. Our neighbours, BP, and Rob came across to wish us well, we had our photo. taken on a trike, a machine with a VW. air-cooled engine, if I was 21 again!
We left Hixon with the sun shining, soon, Ross left us with a problem with his knee, he made it back ok. We soon made Drointon, and left it behind at the six mile mark. Approaching Uttoxeter,
there was a problem, I went one way Phil went t'other. This time I was wrong, we soon met up again. Uttoxeter seemed a busy place, we only skirted it, but it looked ok. We passed by the racecourse, and left it behind. We could see the busy A50 so we found a way under it and lunchtime came. Sandwiches were eaten with relish, I think it was brown sauce! Packing up afterwards I realised I had lost my phone, it must have dropped out of my pocket getting over a stile maybe. I walked back a mile or to no avail, disaster. I rang O2(with Phils phone) cancelled the contract, and thought what can I do, nothing. We carried on up Dovedale and soon came to Rocester. As we were changing our boots Phil's phone rang, it was Nigel Wood who had found my phone in Uttoxeter. This super chap drove 6miles or so, met us in Rocester, gave me my phone, wouldn't take a penny for his troubles, how lucky was that people, unbelieveable. Well done Nigel, hope The City make it back at the first attempt (Leicester)